DES MOINES — One Iowa Action, an affiliated advocacy arm of One Iowa, announced details for its first Speakers Bureau trainings on its new website (oneiowaaction.org) Thursday morning. The site also includes the organization’s legislative priorities, upcoming details for other events, ways for LGBTQ Iowans and allies to engage with the organization and the Iowa…
DES MOINES — One Iowa has been named an official sponsor for the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), a service of the State of Iowa. SHIIP volunteer Rick Marua will use One Iowa’s space and resources to provide free-of-charge counseling and information to people with questions about Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care…
DES MOINES — One Iowa, Iowa’s leading LGBTQ advocacy organization, will host its 3rd Annual LGBTQ Senior Summit on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Grand View University Student Center. The summit runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Formerly known as “Gay & Gray in the Midwest”, One Iowa’s Annual LGBTQ Senior Summit provides workshops,…
DES MOINES — One Iowa, the state’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) advocacy organization, will hold an equality rally on the Capital City Pride main stage in Des Moines’ East Village on Sunday, June 11 at 1:45 p.m. following the Capital City Pride parade. LGBTQ Iowa leaders will speak at the rally…
DES MOINES — Eight years ago today on April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously decided to uphold Iowa’s legacy of equality and make Iowa the third state in the nation to establish marriage equality (Varnum v. Brien). Six brave plaintiff couples and families raised their voices, shared their stories, and stood up to…
DES MOINES — On Saturday, March 25, State Rep. Ralph Watts attended an event at the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce sponsored by Drive With Cops. At the event, Karin Derry questioned him about his previous use of “red rider”, a derogatory term for a gay man, at a public forum. Rep. Watts’ responded to Derry’s…
DES MOINES — On Friday, March 20, Bleeding Heartland released an article revealing that the testimony of 16 people was omitted from the official video record of an Iowa House public hearing on HF 516, a bill that would enact new voter ID and signature verification requirements. One Iowa Executive Director Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel was one…
DES MOINES — On Monday, March 6, the Supreme Court announced it would no longer hear Gloucester County School Board v. G.G after the Trump administration withdrew guidance that said Title IX granted discrimination protections to transgender students. The Supreme Court vacated an appeal court’s decision in favor of Gavin Grimm, a transgender student and…
DES MOINES — Today, the ACLU of Iowa announced it is representing a transgender student from Newton High School after his free speech rights established by Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Schools were violated and his gender identity was not respected by a teacher. According to the ACLU of Iowa’s media release, the student was…
DES MOINES — One Iowa, a statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) advocacy organization, and Iowa Energy, the state’s NBA D-League affiliated professional basketball team, are partnering to host an LGBTQ Night at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday, Feb. 13. Iowa Energy’s 7 p.m. game will be followed by a courtside drag show…
